Rio
The everyday Portuguese and Spanish word for a river, used on its own as a given name.
Meaning and origin
Rio takes an ordinary Portuguese and Spanish noun and turns it straight into a personal name.
How to pronounce Rio
| Portuguese (Portugal) | HEE-oo /ˈʁiu/ |
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